launching Internet explorer 7

[Guest]

I cannot launch IE7 from the IE icon - I just get the Internet Properties
window. I can launch IE7 from web page shortcuts and the home key on the
keyboard. How do I get IE to launch from the IE icon? Internet Explorer
does not appear in my 'All Programs' list but is listed when I go to
'Add/remove programs' in the Control Panel.

 

[Malke]

I cannot launch IE7 from the IE icon - I just get the Internet
Properties
window. I can launch IE7 from web page shortcuts and the home key on
the
keyboard. How do I get IE to launch from the IE icon? Internet
Explorer does not appear in my 'All Programs' list but is listed when
I go to 'Add/remove programs' in the Control Panel.

You should post your question in the IE7 newsgroup *after* you spend
some time reading through the posts there. The IE7 newsgroup is:

microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

There are a huge number of posts so it would be smart to start by going
to Google Groups Advanced Search. Use a search term that describes your
problem, constrain the search to the IE7 newsgroup and the date to very
recently. You can also check MVP Sandi Hardmeier's canonical IE7 site.
Sandi has workarounds, known issues, troubleshooting, and links. This
may be the only site you need.

http://www.ie-vista.com/

And no, I'm sorry but I don't have your answer or I would tell you
now. ;-)

Malke

 

[Guest]

I don't know if this will work for you, but I resolved a similar issue the
other day by launching IE7 with no add-ons. Try this by right-clicking your
IE7 desktop icon, and selecting 'Start without Add-Ons'.

You can also find it under:
Start
All Programs
Accessories
System Tools
Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)

If IE7 now starts for you, you have an 'Add-On' that is causing IE7 to not
start properly. Just deactivate ALL of your add-ons, then try to launch IE7
normally. If it now launches correctly, you can try activating you add-ons
one at a time until you find the affending add-on.

 

[Guest]

But I cannot find Internet Explorer there! I have no icon for IE. I can
only launch it from website shortcuts on my desktop or the 'Home' button on
the keyboard. I can launch Firefx OK.